Redirects with Caddy

Caddy is a modern, fast-growing web server, appreciated for its simple configuration and automatic HTTPS (Let's Encrypt certificate managed natively, no plugin required). Configuration is done in a text file called Caddyfile.

301 (permanent) redirect with Caddy

Redirect a specific page:

example.net {
    redir /old-page.html /new-page.html 301
}

Redirect an entire domain to another:

old-domain.net {
    redir https://www.example.net{uri} permanent
}

Force www (non-www → www):

example.net {
    redir https://www.example.net{uri} permanent
}

www.example.net {
    # your site here
}

Remove www (www → non-www):

www.example.net {
    redir https://example.net{uri} permanent
}

example.net {
    # your site here
}

302 (temporary) redirect with Caddy

example.net {
    redir /old-page.html /new-page.html 302
}

HTTPS with Caddy

Caddy automatically enables HTTPS for any domain declared in the Caddyfile — it handles the Let's Encrypt certificate issuance and renewal itself. There is generally nothing to configure for HTTP → HTTPS redirect: it is the default behavior.

After modifying the Caddyfile: caddy reload or systemctl reload caddy